The bulker owner said net earnings were TWD 2.08bn ($66.5m) last year, versus TWD 1.56bn in 2013.

Revenue rose to TWD 9.14bn against TWD 7.4bn over the same period.

Operating costs increased to TWD 7.33bn against TWD 6.36bn in 2013, while foreign exchange losses jumped to TWD 951m from TWD 282m.